Combined railway-tie and rail-fastener.



I. E. WILLIAMS & W. H. MITCHELL.

COMBINED RAILWAY TIE AND RAIL FASTENER. APPLICATION FILED IAN- 2|. I916.

1,1 86,356. PatentedJnne 6, 1916.

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I. E. WILLIAMS (L w. H. MITCHELL. COMBINED RAILWAY TIE AND RAIL F'ASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN- Zh 1916.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHNJ E. WILLIAMS AND WILLIAM H; MITCHELL, 0F SALLISAW, OKLAHOMA.

COMBINED RAILWAY-TIE AND RAIL-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 21, 1916. Serial No. 73,340.

- others skilled in the art to which is appertains to make and use the same.

This invention which relates to improvements in railway ties and rail fastening means hasfor its principal object the provision of a simply constructed tie which can be very easily manufactured and one which will be extremely durable.

An additional object is to provide a tie which will aid in absorbing the shocks received by the rails from the passing trains.

Still another object is to provide a tie upon which the rail carrying plate is easily attached, said plate having improved fastening means for securing the rails thereto.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention resides in the novel features .of-construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will hereinafter be more particularlydescribed and claimed and shown in the drawings wherein:

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of the improved tie showing apair of rails mounted thereon; Fig. 2 is an end view of the tie, the rail being shown in elevation; Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4. is a. vertical transverse section taken on the line of is a detail vertical section on the line 5-5 of Fig.2; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the tie; Fig. 7 is a bottoin plan view of the rail attaching plate; Fig. 8 is a detail perspective View of the rail attaching plate, the rail fastening members and the cushioning member-for. the same arranged in juxtaposition.

In the accompanying drawings we have illustrated our invention in its preferred form, and in several of the figu1'es',shown, ordinary railway rails R carried by the tie plate portion of the invention. Thegtie 1 is formed of a single piece of spring steel,

pressed into substantially U-shapei its bottom 2 contacting with the ground while he sides 3 which extend therefrom have their ree edges bent laterally outward to form attaching flanges 4C Whl( 11 are arranged parallel to the bottom 2, the sides 3 preferably diverging from the bottom 2 as shown in Fig. 2. At the opposite ends of each of the rails 1 we secure a. tie plate 5 upon which the rail sections R lie. These tie plates 5 are substantially rectangular in shape and have apertures in their four corners to receive fastening bolts 6 which extend through these apertures and through similar apertures alined therewith in the flanges 4 of the tie. By reference to Fig. 2 it will be evident that this arrangement provides a very light yet exceedingly strong tie structure, and it is obvious that such a tie being formed of metal will last a great deal longer than the-ordinary wooden tie.

Each of the plates 5 has a. rail fastener 7 formed integrally therewith substantially in its longitudinal center and to one 'side of its transverse center as shown in Fig. 3. Each of these fasteners comprises a boss 7 which rises from av plate and has formed integrally therewith a head 8 which contacts with the web of the rail, the active face of said head being of a width substantially equal to the distance between the rail head and the rail base, and of a length somewhat less than the width of said plate 5. The head 8 extends upwardly at an angle from the boss7 to form a recess between it and the plate for the reception of one of the flanges of the rail. The cooperating fastener 9 on the othersideof the rail is preferably readily removable from the plate 5 in order that therail may be easily applied and is Patented June 6, 191( of a shape in plan view similar to the fastener 7. This fastener however, has a portion 10 which corresponds to the boss 7 apertured to receive a. bolt 11 which projects through an opening 12 in the plate 5. A nut 13 servesto tightly clamp the portion 10 to the plate 5. An integral bo'ss14 depends from the under side of the plate 5 and surrounds the opening 12 therein for the purpose of strengthening the plate at,

this point. The head 15 of this last .mentioned fastener has the face adjacent the rail recessed to form a seat 16 for the reception of a cushioning member 17 which is interposed between said rail and said fastener. Said head 15 also has its lower portion adj acent the plate cut away or recessed as shown at 18 to receive the flange of the rail. This cushioning member 17 is preferably 1n the form; of a key and is constructed-pf a and prevent shitting thereof.

wood. block substantially. square in sec ion and. of a length slightly greater the J said head. One face of colour key 17 is seated in said recess embefore mentioned the fastening secured to the tie plate by the which not only serves to clamp pee on when the nut 13 is tightened but which also permits it to swing around awa from. the rail when the nut is loosened. This swinging movement of the fastening member 9 is limited in one direction by a stop lug 19 formed on the plate adjacent one ed as clearly shown in Fig. 3. A secand stop lug 19 is forn'ied on the plate near other side and this lug has a cut-away corner 19 which permits the fastening member 9 to clear it when such member swings on the pivotbolt 11. The two lugs 19 and 19 have flat upright faces as clearly shown in Fig. engaged by one side or flange of the rail base when the rail is in position on the plate and in order to hold ir rail in it proper position shown in big. 1 olocirs ifs are inserted between the all web and the fastener 9 as explained above, such blocks being preferably though .oi; necessarily of hard wood. It is also to noted that the stop lugs 19 and 19' exe Ql only a sli ht distance above the surace of the late.

erfcrc with the proper osition.

its a cushioning means for the plate 5 we provide a cylindrical casing 20 having therein a helial expansion spring 21 directly benea the center of each of the plates. The lower portion of the casing 20 is provided with apertured attaching lugs by which is riveted or otherwise secured to the bottom 2 of the tie l as shown in Figs. 2 and The upper end of the spring 21 contacts with the lower face of the plate 5 and receives a depending boss 23 which extends therefrom and is adapted to maintain said spring in operative position The upper I s g 20. however, is spaced from the lower face of the plate 5 and adapted to form a stop to limit the downward movement of said plate when pressure is exerted on the rails R. The spring 21 will not only absorb the shock but the tie itself being formed of spring steel springs slightly under pressure and also acts as a cushioning means to absorb the shocks received by the plate j-lt will be readily seen that the sides 3 of the tie will spring outwardly very readily because of their outwardly inclined placing oftlie rail in its of the ca i.

position.

and therefore do not helical springs arranged in the tie beneath the tie plate 5. These auxiliary spring devices aid the resilient tie structure in absorbing the shocks and thereby stiffening it sufficiently to sustain the load; and at the same time said auxiliary devices serve as stops to limit the spring action. This is accomplished bythe' tie plates5 coming in contact with the upper ends of the casings 20 when undue shocks are received thus preventing the ties from collapsing.

Itwill be noted that another improved feature of our invention resides in the means for permitting the track rails to be quickly detached from the tie without removing any nuts from bolts, this being accomplished by merely driving the blocks 17 out from between the rail and fasteners 9 and then loosening the nuts 13 sufficiently to permit the fastening members 9 to swing on their'pivot bolts 11 as will be readily understood on reference to the drawings.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be readily seen that we have produced an extremely simple yet very strong and lasting tie structure which will tend 'to absorb the shocks received by the rails from the passing train. It is also obvious after an examination of the accompanying drawings that we have invented a very simple and improved rail fastening means for coaction with the improved tie structure.

"We claim. as our invention:

1. In a device of the class described, a llshaped tie of spring metal, a tie plate supported on said tie to carry the rail, and rail fasteners on said plate, said tie springingslightly under pressure to produce a cushioning efi'ect.

2. In combination, a channel-shaped tie of spring metal open at its ends .and of the same cross sectional shape throughout its length, said tie having its channel disposed upwardly, the sides of said tie being n0rmally flat and extended upwardly and outwardly, said sides bowing outwardly under pressure, a rail supporting plate rigidly secured to the free edges of said sides to prevent the same from spreading, and a spring device arranged in the tie beneath said plate for the purpose set forth.

3. In combination, a channel-shaped tie of spring metal open at its ends and of the same cross sectional shape throughout its. length, said tie having its channel disposed upwardly, the sides of said tie being normally flat and extended upwardly and outwardly.

wardly, said sides bowing outwardly 'under pressure, a rail supporting member secured to the upper edges of the sides of the tie to prevent said edges from spreading, and a combined stop and cushioning device arranged in the tie, said device becoming active when the sides of the tie 4. In a device of the class described, a tie, a tie plate resting thereon, a cylindricalcasing disposed beneath said plate, the upper end of said casing being spaced from the bottom thereof, a helical expansion spring within'fsaid' casing to absorb the shocks received by said plate, the upper edge of the casing acting as a stop to limit the down- 'ward movement of the plate, and rail fastening elements on said plate.

5. In a device of the class described, a. U-shaped tie of spring metal, a casing resting on the bottom of said tie,- a tie plate resting on the upper edges of said tie over the casing, a helicalspring in said casing and contacting with said plate, said spring and tie giving 'under pressure to absorb the shocks received by the plate, and rail fasteningelements on said plate.

6. In a device of the class described, a U-shaped tie of spring metal, a tie plate resting on the upper edges of said tie, a casing resting on the bottom of said tie below said plate, the upper edges of said casing being spaced from the bottom of'said plate, a helical spring in said casing contacting with said plate, said spring andtie giving under pressure to absorb t e shocks received by the plate, the upper edges of said casing act: ing as stops to limit the downward movement of the plate, and fastening elements on said tie plate.

7. In a device of the class described, a tie, a tie plate, a rail fastening secured thereto against movement on one side of the rail, an additional fastener on the other side of the rail removably held to said plate against are bowed outtransverse movement, and a stop lug on the plate on each side of the last mentioned fastener, one preventing rotational movement of the fastener in one direction and the other lug having a cut-away corner for the purpose set forth.

' 8; In combination, a rail, a tie, a tie plate, a rail fastener permanently fixed on said plate to engage one side of the track rail, an additional rail fastener pivotally mounted on said plate and a locking member interposed between the rail and the inner end of said additional fastener to prevent the latter from turning on its'pivot.

9. In combination with a rail, of a tie underlying the same, a tie plate interposed between said rail and the tie, a rail fastener secured to said plate'on one side of the rail,

an additional fastener on the other side of the rail and removably secured to said plate, one of said fasteners having a recess in its face adjacent the rail and a block of cushioning material lying in said recess and contacting with the web of the rail.

10. In combination, a rail, a tie, a tie plate, a rail-fastener permanently secured to said plate to engage one side of the rail, an additional rail fastener pivoted tojsaid plate, a pair of rail engaging stop lugs on the plate on opposite sides of said pivoted fastener, one lug limiting the rotation of said fastener in one direction and the other having a cut-away corner and a locking member removably arranged between one side of the rail and said additional fastener to hold it against rotation.

, 'In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN WILLIAMS.

Witnesses:

E. SMALLWOOD, H. L. OVERTON. c 

